Endowments and Awards
University Awards
All scholarships and awards are determined and acknowledged in the spring semester of each year, unless otherwise noted.
Assistantships
Approximately 3,000 graduate assistantships are awarded annually.
An appointee may serve as an assistant in classroom or laboratory
instruction, in research, or other work.
Fellowships
About 230 fellowships and traineeships are awarded annually.
Recipients must be superior students and are sometimes required
to have completed a specified amount of graduate work before
being eligible for an award. Fellows and trainees are required
to carry at least nine credits of coursework each semester
or the equivalent in research, receive stipends that vary
with the awards, and usually receive grants-in-aid of tuition.
University Graduate Fellows
Awarded by the Graduate School to a limited number of scholastically
outstanding students for their first year at Penn State. In
2002–2003, Fellows received stipends of $14,300 and
remission of tuition. Fellows are required to enroll as full-time
students.
Undergraduate
Scholarships
To recognize students based on financial need and/or merit.